Food & Wine

Tractor continues to produce the goods

By Melissa Walsh   Photos Yanni Moving to the Mornington Peninsula 11 years ago with his wife and small children was a coup for the region with accomplished chef, Stuart Bell, bringing…

A legacy of the ages

It is hard to imagine Michael Telera not making wine. After all, his family has been in the craft for about 500 years. Yes, you heard right. His family roots trace back…

Grinding to perfection

By Melissa Walsh  Photos Gary Sissons Coffee is big business these days and it’s a lot more complicated than just pouring an Aussie favorite white with two, courtesy of your jar of…

George Calombaris

Calombaris brings Mastic to Red Hill

He’s been on the peninsula for years with his family holiday home. He uses only the best mushrooms from Benton Rise Farm in his restaurants and he is one in the trio…

Josh Pelham brings his flavour to Cape Schanck

By Melissa Walsh   Photo Yanni He’s worked at The Square Restaurant in London, The Press Club and Fenix in Melbourne to name a few, rubbed shoulders with George Calombaris, Raymond Capaldi,…

Heirlooms & Heritage

By Peter McCullough These two words conjure up thoughts of jewellery or perhaps paintings, even furniture in the case of “heirlooms”, while “heritage” is generally applied to valued things such as historic…

Cooking all in the family

By Melissa Walsh   Photo Yanni Being brought up by a single father, Jed Dickson and his two older brothers got a lot of experience in the kitchen where everybody would pitch…

In Winter we drink wine

Every Queens’s birthday long weekend in June since 1981, locals and visitors have flocked to the peninsula for the Winter Wine Weekend. Organised by the Mornington Peninsula Vignerons Association, the event offers an…

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